Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Mats Hanson · Jan 2, 2021 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Sunny day with clear skis. Ambient temperature of ~20 degrees.

Avalanche

Avalanche was remotely triggered from approximately 150ft south of the slide on a low angle locally connected slope. The avalanche released after I (the skier) landed a spread eagle on a roll roughly 100 vertical ft below the crown of the slide. The slide looked to be an R2 D1 failing on basel facets near the ground. The slope that failed was ~40 degrees.